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why is Tyra Banks so utterly and completely fierce?

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Cos I'm Tyra Banks, that's why!Because the bitch can bring it. Tonight on America’s Next Top Model, she totally stunned the hell out of those girls when it came down to do the elimination. Tonight, Jayla (bitch!), and Nicole were in the bottom two, and in my opinion, deserved to be there long before tonight. Tyra looked them both in the eye and told them how much they sucked, before announcing that they both would have to pack their bags tonight. WHAT?? Two girls going home in one night? They sucked that bad (well, Jayla did, but that is besides the point)?? Then, after they start boo hooing, and the other girls are having a freak out, Tyra pulled a “nah, I’m just fucking with you”, and announced that they all had to pack their bags… for London. I can’t believe she even kept a straight face through that whole thing. It was fierce as hell! If I would have been Jayla or Nicole, it would have taken every ounce of my strength to restrain myself from hitting that bitch.

Does this mean that I am mad at Tyra for pulling that stunt? Hell no! But I do have to say this: Tyra, honey, I know you have your own talk show now, and that while you are fierce beyond belief, we must remember one thing; you ain’t Oprah. Nope. Not today, not next week, not eva! We all heard you yelling, “You get to go, and you get to go, and you get to go!” I know, you were excited to be handing out free cars, I mean, free trips to London… so, I guess it’s okay. But in the end, I guess I should post this as a warning to both Tyra and Oprah: Tyra, calm it down, your tits are real, and don’t have to be Oprah; and Oprah, that skinny bitch is on your heels, watch out!

Tyra’s Bringin It Music:
Tyra Banks – Shake Ya Body
Scissor Sisters – Tits on the Radio
Fall Out Boy – Sugar We’re Going Down

[top image from about.com, bottom image from www.oprahwinfrey.de (but tweaked a bit)]

near and dear

exciting news, well, sort of…

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I am very excited, about a weird thing; James and I went to get wills and power of attorneys yesterday! It is the closest thing that we can have to achieving some semblance of the protection that marriage bestows; if one of us were to die, our shit will go to the other one, and if one of us gets sick, we can visit the other one and make decisions on their behalf. I am excited, because it is good to have things like this in place before you need them, and there is no time like the present. Things are still being “Å“drawn up” and will be finalized in a week or two (expect another post when that happens… exciting stuff!). After reading one fellow blogger’s story, I was compelled to act on this as fast as I could, with the hope that we will never need them. I hope that this is merely an expensive precaution, and nothing more. But I strongly urge other gay couples out there to take similar action; just in case.

This doesn’t mean that we aren’t going to get married someday (do you think we could pass up an event as fabulous as a wedding?), so you bitches still get to hear ALL about that.

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I’m famous, don’t hate me!

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First things first, people seem to be hating on Aeon Flux. I think that it is going to be some great mindless action-y/special effects goodness, and I can’t wait. My anticipation for that one is mostly based on my love the for the comic, so I guess if you didn’t like it, then I can see why you wouldn’t care. And Jen’s right, it should have been Jolie in the part…

Which brings me to the topic the title of this post implies; why do people hate certain celebrities and give some celebrities such a hard time? I have noticed that people tend to take sides and stances when it comes to certain celebrities, and I guess, as the curious little bee that I am, I wonder why that is. I want to know why some people hate Lindsay Lohan, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, and so on. What is it about these people that we just can’t stand? Or, what is it about these people that we just want so desperately to hate, we find reasons; regardless of how ridiculous they are? Suspend the obvious reason for a moment (jealousy), and let’s take a look, shall we?

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I see you shiver with antici…….. pation.

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I thought that it would be fun, since I wrote such a long review of Jarhead, to look at other movies that I really want to see this movie season. Also, it would be nice to see what other people think about these upcoming shows. Here it goes:

Obviously, these are the ones that I MUST see:

Brokeback Mountain — I will RUN to the theatre to see this. Unfortunately, I have a insatiable curiosity, and, I happen to know how it ends. I don’t care. I am going with tissue in hand. Here is hoping that I don’t do that wheezing cry. Just a simple quiet cry would be okay. Also, here is hoping that I can wipe up before the lights come on; or at least run to the car. Can’t wait. Antici…pation: 10/10

Rent — I don’t care what anyone else out there says about this movie. At least one person has been getting flack for his excitement, but I am right there with him. Rent is a great musical, and I truly believe, after seeing several trailers and a music video for “Å“(Let’s Go) Out Tonight”, that it is going to be phenomenal. I cannot wait for this amazing show to come to the silver screen. I will be right there with the rest of the Rent-heads, singing every song. Which reminds me, I need to be practicing, if I am going to learn La Vie Boheme as good as Josh! Antici…pation: 10/10

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Jarhead: the review

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First things first. We went to the new Atlantic Station theater to see the movie, and it was, as expected completely packed. Unfortunately, it was so full that we had to exchange our tickets for the 12 am show (which made it so the movie wouldn’t end until around am… Nice). The only other stitch about the theater, which was extremely nice, was the fact that it was about 90 degrees in there the entire movie, and considering it is a movie about a war in the desert, it wasn’t something that heightened the experience, it made it miserable. Luckily, that has no bearing on the actual quality of the film.

And without further distraction, my review of Jarhead. (At the risk of pissing anyone off, here is your warning that there may be some spoilers as to the nature of the story and what happens. As far as specifics, I tried to be pretty vague. Consider yourself warned!)

Interesting tidbit: If you google blogs of jake gyllenhaal, I am the #2 result. This is bound to make that stick.

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say it ain’t so!!!

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I just went over to my buddy Parley’s site, and read this shocking news; Coke has decided to “phase out” Diet Vanilla Coke!!!! And to that, my response:

Dear Coke,
My name is Duane, and live in your home city of Atlanta. I am writing you about my concern that you have, for some unknown reason, decided to discontinue the most heavenly concoction you have ever placed on the shelves of a store; Diet Vanilla Coke. I remember that summer that regular Vanilla Coke was released, and I was sure that a Diet version would soon follow, and, much to my pleasure, there was; and it was good. Not only was it good, but Diet Vanilla Coke is the best beverage Coke makes. Hands down. Period. Fin!

So my question to you, as I sit here clinging to a case of the delicious beverage in question, is why?

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welcome to my 200th entry!

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First let me start by stating how wonderfully beautiful the weather is today… I just want to ride around with the windows down, and the sunroof back and enjoy… and I will get to in a couple of hours!

Next, I want to say thanks to everyone that offered their prospective on yesterday’s post. I still don’t know how I feel, but regardless of how I feel, I do think that it offers my mom a chance to learn more about me, if she wants to. I doubt that she will regularly read it anyway, and whenever I have a Jake-heavy day, I am sure she will not find it interesting and just tune out. Either way, as for now, I don’t really do too much “Å“risqu锝 stuff anyway, so let’s just keep this train rolling.

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mama, can you hear me?

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So, I don’t obsess about it, by any means, but I do use sitemeter (ingenious tool, by the way), to occasionally check and see where people are visiting my site from. I think it is pretty cool that you can see that people visit from San Francisco, or from Denver, or from Singapore; where ever… I just think it is pretty cool. But, I found out something interesting recently, someone had been visiting me from my home town, of Raleigh, NC; coincidentally where my parents live.

Now, I convinced myself it probably wasn’t them, and dropped it. But, now, I know it was! My mom emailed me today (if you are reading this, HI MOM!; and insert “you” wherever there is a “she” as you continue to read) to my duanemoody.com account; the address which she got from my website. Now, this isn’t really a problem, in fact before this was the blog you see standing before you, I gave everyone in my family the address, so they could check out the photos, etc., and was excited if they even acknowledged it. Even though I knew there was a possibility of it, I never thought they would actually be using it (except for Wendy… wassup!). But now, it has kind of hit me that my mom is probably reading everything that I write.

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top eleven reasons why I want to be…

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Lindsay Lohan:
11) Because she has a cool nickname; LiLo. (watch out JLo.)
10) Because she can sing quite well. (I have her CD, and I like most of it.)
9) Because she is loaded. (like, totally rich, ya’ll)
8) Because she was in Mean Girls.
7) Because she can really act. (if you don’t like her, tough, it is still true.)
6) Because she has great hair. (at least when it is red).
5) Because she gets to go out on the town and just be a superstar every day. (I want to be a superstar, specifically a superstar teen queen in a feud with Hilary Duff.)
4) Because she has a hot body and big boobs. (I don’t have boobs, so it might be fun, right? And everyone wants a hot body.)
3) Because she was in Mean Girls. (oh yeah, that’s right, I love Mean Girls)
2) Because she has a black Mercedes. (well, had a black Mercedes)
and the number one reason…
1) Because she is awesome.

And those are the top eleven reasons I want to be Lindsay Lohan. I don’t care if you like her or not, this isn’t the top eleven reasons you want to be Lindsay Lohan, it is the top eleven reasons I want to be Lindsay Lohan. I think that this may have something to do with my watching Herbie: Fully Loaded last night. But whatever; LiLo Rocks!

LiLo Radio:
Lindsay Lohan — Confessions of a Broken Heart
Lindsay Lohan — First
Lindsay Lohan — Rumors

Yeah, I admitted my love for Lindsay; don’t hate.

[photo from junk-feud.com]

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It’s official…

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Halloween, at least in our neighborhood is now officially renamed, “You Owe Me Something” day. Because, if you aren’t home, your car gets egged (thank GOD it was James’, not mine); and the kids don’t bother to dress up, and still expect the candy. I am still waiting for our drunk neighbor to stumble over. Can’t wait until You Owe Me Something day is over…